Paul SENÉCAL

Born

19 September 1720 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

11 August 1772 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre SENÉCAL Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

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Born: 19 September 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre SENÉCAL

Mother: Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean SENÉCAL , Marguerite SENNE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR , Anne LEPER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Paul married Marie-Françoise GIROUX 18 April 1746 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Françoise GIROUX was born 4 October 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Françoise died 25 March 1802 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU.

Paul SENÉCAL died 11 August 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Françoise GIROUX
Marriage date: 18 April 1746
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GIROUX was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU

Children of Paul SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise GIROUX

Marie-Anne SENÉCAL

Born: abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Antoine GUERIN 8 April 1771 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul-Francois SENECAL

Born: 24 April 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 February 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine BROSSEAU 6 November 1775 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephte SENÉCAL

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois BROSSARD 22 November 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Françoise SENECAL

Born: 16 December 1763, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 January 1833, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BROSSEAU 3 October 1791 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1720
19 September 1720
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Paul SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise GIROUX 18 April 1746 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Paul-Francois SENECAL was born 24 April 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul was 30 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise SENECAL was born 16 December 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Paul was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SENÉCAL married 8 April 1771 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis-Antoine GUERIN